As the GOP end their convention in Tampa and the Democrats get ready to gear up in Charlotte next week, I have a few thoughts about Christians and politics: We really take ourselves way to seriously. There was a time in my life when I happened to be far more vocal on where I lean... Continue Reading →
Repost: Holding Together
The following is from 2008. As the political season heats up, I am reminded of this post and how much things have become worse in the last four years. I've always been a political junkie. I interned for my congressman back in the summer of 1990. What a wonderous time. Here I was, a kid... Continue Reading →
You Gotta Serve Somebody
It's been interesting watching my Facebook feed today in light of the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. What has made it interesting is seeing a number of mainline pastors kind of be so nakedly partisan. I guess it shouldn't shock me. Mainline Protestantism has long ago jumped into bed with liberal interests... Continue Reading →
What Does It Mean to Be Prophetic, Revisited
Alan Bevere again picks up the the theme of being prophetic in a post today: I have spent some time this week in the Old Testament prophetic books. I do not find it surprising that most prophets are not accepted in their own time. Their cutting words of truth at best fall on stopped ears.... Continue Reading →
Constitutional Amendments and the Church
This fall, Minnesotans will go to the polls to vote on two constitutional amendments. The first one would ban same-sex marriage and the second one would require photo ids before a person could vote. Now I have my own opinions on the amendments and I'm not shy about sharing them (I'm strongly against the first... Continue Reading →
Paul Ryan, Mother Teresa and Satan
There's been a lot of talk lately, criticism really, about the budget released by Republican Congressman Paul Ryan. I wrote on my political blog about a year ago that I thought it wasn't a perfect budget and even had some problems with it, but that it was a good start by the GOP. Then as... Continue Reading →
Ceasar and the Pill, Continued
I didn't mention this in my previous post, but that post grew from something Methodist Pastor Allan Bevere said about the HHS/birth control decision. He explains why he thinks what the Obama Administration did originally (and in its compromise) was so distrubing: I have to say as a mainline Methodist, I really appreciate the irony of... Continue Reading →
Ceasar and the Pill
So, I'm going to treat into the waters of the birth control vs. religious liberty debate that has been going on for a while. I've been wondering how Christians should handle this issue. Now, I tend think birth control is a good idea. Teenage pregnancy is not a good thing and well, women should be... Continue Reading →
Talking Back to the Strawman
As much as I love following and engaging in politics, I've have come to the opinion that politics is nasty business; especially for Christians and especially in these highly polarized times.The diversity of political opinion as well as healthy debate are hallmarks of a democratic society. My mom talks about growing up in her native... Continue Reading →
A Table, A Cross, An Elephant and a Donkey
There was a time in my life when I really loved talking about politics. I come from a family where my mother talked about politics constantly and still does. But these days, I don't enjoy politics as much as I used to. I still enjoy and I still blog about politics, but something has changed... Continue Reading →
The Clockwork Pastor 